Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Splenic abscess

A circumscribed area of pus or necrotic debris in the parenchyma of the spleen.


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PMID (PMCID)
8881575
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
[Clinical and radiological aspects of tuberculous splenic abscesses. Presentation of 3 cases].
Abitbol V, Paupard T, Etienney I, Patey O, Guez C, Oberlin P, Cattan D.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 1996;20(6-7):597-600.
We report three cases of tuberculous splenic abscesses in two patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndromes and one with polycythemia vera.